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Garibaldi Lake

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  • 49.933°N
  • 123°W

  • 2316 m
    7598 ft

  • 320190
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The Global Volcanism Program has no activity reports for Garibaldi Lake.

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This compilation of synonyms and subsidiary features may not be comprehensive. Features are organized into four major categories: Cones, Craters, Domes, and Thermal Features. Synonyms of features appear indented below the primary name. In some cases additional feature type, elevation, or location details are provided.

Eruptive History

The Global Volcanism Program is not aware of any Holocene eruptions from Garibaldi Lake. If this volcano has had large eruptions (VEI >= 4) prior to 10,000 years ago, information might be found on the Garibaldi Lake page in the LaMEVE (Large Magnitude Explosive Volcanic Eruptions) database, a part of the Volcano Global Risk Identification and Analysis Project (VOGRIPA).

Deformation History

There is no Deformation History data available for Garibaldi Lake.

Emission History

There is no Emissions History data available for Garibaldi Lake.

Photo Gallery

The Garibaldi Lake volcanic field consists of nine small stratovolcanoes and vents of Pleistocene to Holocene age around Garibaldi Lake, seen here with Mount Garibaldi in the background. Mount Price, in the center of the photo, is a small andesitic stratovolcano. Clinker Peak on the west flank produced two Holocene lava flows that dammed Rubble Creek at the right-hand margin of this photo, forming Garibaldi Lake.

Photo by Lee Siebert, 1983 (Smithsonian Institution).
The low ridge in the center of the photo consists of early Holocene lava flows that originated from Clinker Peak on Mount Price to the south (out of view to the left). The lava flows ponded against the retreating continental glacier that filled the Cheakamus River valley to a depth of 1 km and formed a barrier that created Garibaldi Lake.

Photo by Lee Siebert, 1983 (Smithsonian Institution).
The cliff along Rubble Creek is the margin of the early Holocene lava flows that formed Garibaldi Lake. The steep lava flow margin formed when the flow ponded against the retreating continental glacier filling the Cheakamus River valley. This has been the source of several landslides down Rubble Creek, leaving a scarp known as The Barrier.

Photo by Lee Siebert, 1983 (Smithsonian Institution).
Black Tusk is a glacially eroded lava dome from the earliest stage of activity of the Garibaldi Lake volcanic field about 1 million years ago. The light-colored ridge to the right is a glacial moraine.

Photo by Lee Siebert, 1983 (Smithsonian Institution).
The irregular mound in the center of the photo is Cinder Cone, a late-Pleistocene cone of the Garibaldi Lake volcanic field. The cone formed during two periods of activity, the latest of which produced a lava flow down the glaciated valley to the north.

Photo by Lee Siebert, 1983 (Smithsonian Institution).
Garibaldi Lake is a group of nine cones around the lake in the center of this October 2020 Planet Labs satellite image monthly mosaic (N is at the top; this image is approximately 16.5 km across). The three cones SW of the lake center are Price Bay, Mount Price, and Clinker Peak. The Black Husk is the dark cone about 2.5-3 km N of the upper part of the lake, and The Cinder Cone is 2.5 km SE of that.

Satellite image courtesy of Planet Labs Inc., 2020 (https://www.planet.com/).
GVP Map Holdings

The maps shown below have been scanned from the GVP map archives and include the volcano on this page. Clicking on the small images will load the full 300 dpi map. Very small-scale maps (such as world maps) are not included. The maps database originated over 30 years ago, but was only recently updated and connected to our main database. We welcome users to tell us if they see incorrect information or other problems with the maps; please use the Contact GVP link at the bottom of the page to send us email.


Title: Eocene to Holocene Volc/ Related Rocks, Cascades
Publisher: US Geological Survey
Country: United States
Year: 1989
Series: OFR
Map Type: Geology
Scale: 1:500,000
Map of Eocene to Holocene Volc/ Related Rocks, Cascades

Title: Canada, United States
Publisher: DMA Aerospace Center
Country: United States
Year: 1988
Series: ONC
Map Type: Topographic
Scale: 1:1,000,000
Map of Canada, United States

Title: Canada, United States
Publisher: DMA Aerospace Center
Country: Canada, US- AK WA
Year: 1987
Series: ONC
Map Type: Topographic
Scale: 1:1,000,000
Map of Canada, United States

Title: Vancouver
Publisher: Canada Map Office Dept. EMR
Country: Canada
Year: 1986
Series: A 502
Map Type: Topographic
Scale: 1:250,000
Map of Vancouver

Title: British Columbia's Coast: The Canadian Inside Passage
Publisher: Alaska Geographic Society
Country: Canada
Year: 1986
Map Type: Geographic
Scale: 1:2,000,000
Map of British Columbia's Coast: The Canadian Inside Passage

Title: W US /Map of Dist, Comp, Age-Late CZ Volc Centers
Publisher: US Geological Survey
Country: United States
Year: 1984
Series: MI
Map Type: Geology (Volcano)
Scale: 1:2,500,000
Map of W US /Map of Dist, Comp, Age-Late CZ Volc Centers

Title: Dist, Thickness, Mass of Tephra from Volcanoes
Publisher: US Geological Survey
Country: United States
Year: 1983
Series: MFS
Map Type: Geology (Volcanic Hazard)
Scale: 1:2,500,000
Map of Dist, Thickness, Mass of Tephra from Volcanoes

Title: Distribution, Comp, & Age of L Cen Volcan, Cascade Range, NW US
Publisher: US Geological Survey
Country: United States
Year: 1983
Series: MI
Map Type: Geology
Scale: 1:500,000
Map of Distribution, Comp, & Age of L Cen Volcan, Cascade Range, NW US

Title: Jet Navigation Chart AK/ Canada
Publisher: DMA Aerospace Center
Country: United States, Canada
Year: 1983
Series: JNC
Map Type: Navigation
Scale: 1:2,000,000
Map of Jet Navigation Chart AK/ Canada

Title: Map SHowing Distribution, Composition, and Age of Late Cenozoic Volcanic Centers in Oregon and Washington
Publisher: US Geological Survey
Country: United States
Year: 1982
Series: Misc Investigations
Map Type: Geology
Scale: 1:1,000,000
Map of Map SHowing Distribution, Composition, and Age of Late Cenozoic Volcanic Centers in Oregon and Washington

Title: British Columbia Geol Highway Map (1)
Publisher: Ministry of Energy, Mines & Petroleum Resources
Country: Canada
Year: 1981
Series: BC Geol Maps
Map Type: Geology
Scale: 1:1,250
Map of British Columbia Geol Highway Map (1)

Title: Geothermal Energy Resources of the Western United States
Publisher: ERDA and USGS
Country: United States
Year: 1977
Map Type: Cultural (Geothermal Resources)
Scale: 1:1,250,000
Map of Geothermal Energy Resources of the Western United States

Title: Geol Map of WA
Publisher: WA Dept of Conservation, Division Mines & Geol
Country: United States
Year: 1961
Map Type: Geology
Scale: 1:500,000
Map of Geol Map of WA
Smithsonian Sample Collections Database

There are no samples for Garibaldi Lake in the Smithsonian's NMNH Department of Mineral Sciences Rock and Ore collection.

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